• Sistren

    Origin

    From Middle English sistren, variant plural of sister, suster ("sister"), equivalent to sister + -en. Compare brethren.

    Noun

    plural

    1. (archaic) Plural of sister
      • , 2010-04-26, , The Calm Before the Storms, I see many of the brethren and the sistren are in the same place I was the other night, when Tatyana commented on my gloom.
      • , 2011-02-17, Dave Lerner, I Am Incubator, Among my brethren and sistren in incubation I count the folks working at places like idealab, betaworks, alleycorp, as well as certain current and former university venture lab specialists I hold in high esteem.
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